Word: scandalous
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...done an excellent job. Failing to identify the excellence at this fine institution will no doubt have a negative impact on morale, and that, in the long run, hurts those who come in harm's way. We could do better for our wounded, but there is no scandal here...
...Donald Felsinger, CEO of Sempra energy, based in San Diego, took charge of a volatile company tainted by the California energy scandal, which threatened to bankrupt the $15.5 billion firm. Felsinger settled lawsuits, shed holdings in coal and expanded its natural-gas business globally. Now, he tells TIME, the volatility has moved south...
...Gonzales's future as the nation's top law enforcement officer is in serious doubt as the scandal surrounding the firing of eight U.S. attorneys last year reaches into the White House. Republicans, rather than defending Gonzales, are making clear they believe the Administration needs to be much clearer about the role of the White House in firing the eight federal prosecutors. Speaking on a Sunday television talk show, John Cornyn, perhaps the Administration's strongest defender in the Senate, declared, "I've told the Attorney General that I think this has been mishandled, that by giving inaccurate information...
...stretched the Patriot Act in order to probe the phone and bank records of 52,000 people suspected of terrorism. Setting the pace in the accountability race was Defense Secretary Bob Gates, who fired the Army Secretary for not firing those responsible for the Walter Reed scandal...
Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia.org, is a self-proclaimed ?anticredentialist? and in six years has revolutionized the way we share-and generate-information online. Wikipedia, now in 250 languages, rides on the idea that truth rises to the top of user-generated content. though a recent scandal proves that's not always the case...